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BAND GETTEE AND FEEDER. No.504,990.' Patented Sept. 12, 1893.

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AITORN E-YJ UNITED STATES EPATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN T. MINOGUE, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TOTHOMAS REYNOLDS PATRICK SHOUVLIN, OF SAME PLACE.

BAND-CUTTER? AN 0 FEEDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 504,990, datedSeptember12, 1893 Application filed June 10, 1893 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN" T. MIN'OGUE, a citizen of theUnited States,residing at Spring field, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Band-Cutters andFeeders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in band cutters and feeders forthrashing or hulling machines.

The object of my invention is to provide efiective mechanism forautomatically cutting bands of sheaves or bundles adapted to be fed to athrashing or hulling machine and automatically feed the materialcontained in said bundles to the thrasher or huller. I attain theseobjects by the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a plan view of a device embodying my invention, shownattached to a thrash ing machine or huller. Fig. 2 is an end elevationof a portion of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, andFig. 4c is a partial transverse sectional view of the same. Figs. 5 and6 are detail views referred to hereinafter.

Like parts are represented by similar letters of reference in theseveral views.

In the said drawings a or represent the outer frame or casing, on or inwhich all the parts are supported. 0, represents a thrashing machine orhuller to which the frame a, is adapted to be connected by bolts a, a, aa the construction being such that the frame a a and its operatingmechanism may be readily attached or detached to or from the huller. Theframe or casing a. a, consists essentially of the side pieces 0?, thebottom a, and the end piece a the bottom a, being adapted to stand flushwith the feeding opening or throat of the thrashing machine or hullerand forms the feeding table. Arranged in front of the casing is atransverse shaft 1), provided with a seriesof cranks on whicharejournaled reciprocating arms or levers h, each of which is pivoted toa connecting arm or link 6 which links are pivotally connected at theiropposite ends to a common shaft 11 which also extends transverselyacross said casing. The vibrating levers b, are each preferably providedat their lower ends with suitable prongs Serial No. 477.135. (No model.)

- jfor engaging projections b adapted to engage ;with the material to befed and move it longitudinally, in the manner hereinafter more fullydescribed. The crank shaft b, is driven from the cylinder shaft 0, ofthe thrasher or huller c, by means of a belt b Immediately back of thereciprocating levers b, within the casing a a, and near the bottomthereof, is an endless carrier d, passing at each end over suitablesupporting rolls (1', to which motion is imparted in the mannerhereinafter more fully described. Arranged directly over the endlesscarrier d, is a vertical shaft e, which carries a knife 6. This shaft e,is supported in suitable hearings in a frame 6 and is driven by a belt efrom a vertical shaft 6 arranged atthe rear end of the main frame a a,and sup* ported in suitable bearings thereon; said vertical shaft beingprovided at its lower endwith a beveled gear 6 which meshes with asimilar gear a, on a transverse shaft 6', connected by'a belt a to thecrank shaft b. Extending in opposite directions from the frame 6 whichsupports the knife 6', are endless carriers f, g, each being supportedin a suit able hinged frame f, 9. These carriers f, g, pass oversuitable supporting rolls at each end; the inner rolls being eachsecured to revolving shafts f 9 Each of the shafts f 9 is connected bysuitable belts f 9 to a common pulley h, arranged 011 a shaft h, whichcarries a beveled gear 71. meshing with a similar gear h 011 a shaft h,which drives the carrier d, and receives motion from. a belt if, fromthe crank shaft b. The shafts 1, fromwhich the respective carriers f, g,are driven, pass through suitable bearings f 9, which are secureddirectly to the sides of the carrier frame; said bearings being circularand adapted to form trunnions which project into supporting pieces onthe main frame a a, and thus form pivot or hinged connections betweensaid carriers and said frame, which rolls which carry the inner ends ofsaid carriers.

The operation of the device as thus described is as follows: The bundlesor sheaves to be fed to the thrasher or huller are thrown onto theendless carriers f, g, which move inwardly toward the knife 6. As thebundles pass laterally to the center of the main frame or casing, theyare engaged by the knife e, and the bands on said bundles severed bysaid knife; the material of the bundles being fed downwardly between therespective endless carriers onto the longitudinal carrier 01,

by which it is carried forward onto the floor.

or table a and engaged by the reciprocating levers b, and carriedthereby into the cylinder of the thrashing machine or huller; theoperation being wholly automatic after the bundles are placed on therespective carriers.

I have shown the form of knife which I preferably employ, but it isobvious that this may be varied.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim 1. The combination with theframe or casing, of a transverse crank shaft having vibrating leversthereon, a longitudinal endless carrier in the rear of said crank shaft,transverse carriers arranged above and adapted to discharge on saidlongitudinal carrier, and a moving knife arranged centrally between andabove said transverse carrier, and means, substantially as described,for driving the respective parts to "produce a joint operation thereof,substantially as specified.

2. The combination with the frame or casing having atransverse crankshaft with vibrating levers thereon, a longitudinal carrier arranged inthe bottom of said casing, hinged transverse carriers extendinglaterally in opposite directions from the center of said casing, amoving knifelarranged centrally between and above said transversecarriers, supporting shafts for supporting and driving 5 said transversecarriers,and trunnions around said shafts on which said carriers arepivoted, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, in a band cutting and feeding-device, of thelongitudinal carrier arranged in the casing, and the transverse carriersarranged above said longitudinal carrier and adapted to dischargethereon, a revolving knife arranged slightly above and centrally betweensaid transverse carriers, and means, substantially as described, foroperating the parts simultaneously, substantially as specified.

4. The combination with the outer casing having the side and bottom, asdescribed, the transverse shaft having a series of cranks with vibratinglevers thereon, a longitudinal carrier in the rear of said vibratinglevers, transverse carriers arranged above said longitudinal carrier andadapted to extend beyond the sides of said casing, said transversecarriers being 'pivotally supported on the shaft which imparts movementthereto, a revolvingknife arranged above and centrally between saidcarriers, and means, substantially as described, for driving therespective parts simultaneously, substantially as specified.

5. The combination with the longitudinal and transverse carriers, asdescribed, a revolving knife supported in a suitable frame above andbetween said transverse carriers, a vertical shaft for driving saidknife, a transverse shaft having a series of cranks thereon, andvibrating levers on said cranks arranged in front of said longitudinalcarrier, a horizontal shaft for driving said transverse carriers, andconnections from opposite ends of said crank shaft to the respectiveshafts which drive said cutter and transverse carriers, substantially asspecified.

MARTIN T. MINOGUE.

In presence of ROBERT C. RODGERS, FRANK WATT.

